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Psystar waves the red flag in front of Apple
Necroticart:
really the only reason I use a mac is final cut pro if I could get a windows version apple would be out a customer I might have to check into putting OSX on my PC hopefully itmight speed up rending times
DrumAnBass:
My primary home machine is a "hackintosh." I much prefer OS-X over Windows, and rather than drop $2k on a MacPro I was able to build my own quad core 3.5ghz machine from eBay parts for around $600. Is it less reliable than a "real" Mac? Yes, it is but as long as you go by an "if it ain't broke don't fix it" mentality it is a great machine.
I applaud Psystar for pushing the issue with Apple, even though they are trying to make a buck off of the OSX86 community. I yearn for a day when it is simply a matter of choosing the OS of your choice for the hardware of your choice. And through the hard work and dedication of some very talented hackers, that day is getting closer...
RayB:
--- Quote from: testicle187 on October 24, 2009, 02:30:12 am ---
This defies the whole reason Macs have less problems... proprietary hardware.
--- End quote ---
it's not really proprietary anymore, hasn't been for years.
Level42:
I've tried several of the hackintosh "solutions" that float around to finally get rid of that ancient XP on my company laptop but all tries have failed.
Luckily, the lousy PC laptop (Dell) of course broke down right after the 1 year warranty (again lid problems, damaged contacts causing part of the screen to go berzerk. Same happened to my HP laptop I had before the Dell. Those plastic pieces of junk just are not sturdy enough for the kind of work I do. I've begged for a proper laptop, in a metal casing but of course boss says "it's too expensive". When I explain that I can probably use that more expensive one about triple the time of a ---smurfy--- CHEAP PC laptop and THUS the Macbook is cheaper, of course she doesn't understand.)
Anyway, why run OS X on a (laptop) PC ? Because I hate Windows. I'd love a "turn-key" solution but it looks like this product is not much more than the solutions that have been "floating around" for quite some time now...
Maybe my new PC piece of ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- laptop will give better results.....
crashwg:
In case anyone decides to check out putting OS X (pronounced "oh es ten") on their non-Mac hardware from reading this thread, check out this website:
http://www.insanelymac.com
There is so much stuff on their forums it can be daunting to try and sift through it at first but I've found nothing but helpful forum members so far. I am currently in the process of trying to get Snow Leopard (OS 10.6.x is known as Snow Leopard) up and running on my Dell XPS 410 and there's even a specific thread dedicated to just that.
I suggest that anyone who decides to give this a try start with searching for their motherboard on those forums based on that being the largest deciding factor of how your install will go.
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